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Franklin is a city in, and the county seat of, Robertson County, [5] Texas, United States. It is within the Brazos Valley , on the cusp of the East and Central Texas regions. As of the 2020 census , the city population was 1,614.
Franklin County was erected and established in 1875, four decades after the independence of Texas, from land ceded by neighboring Titus County. [3] Although the origin of the county's name is not recorded, it is generally believed to have been named after Judge Benjamin C. Franklin, the first appointed justice in the Republic of Texas.
Robertson County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 16,757. [1] Its county seat is Franklin. [2] The county was created in 1837 and organized the following year. [3] [4] It is named for Sterling C. Robertson, [5] an early settler who signed the Texas Declaration of Independence.
The Robertson County Courthouse and Jail in Franklin, Texas, serves as the county courthouse for Robertson County. The jail was constructed in 1879 and the courthouse was completed in 1880. It was designed by Frederick Ernst Ruffini and built in the Second Empire. Its signature mansard roof was removed in 1924 but was restored in the 2010s.
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Location of Franklin County in Texas. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Franklin County, Texas. This is intended to be a complete list of properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Franklin County, Texas. There are four properties listed on the National Register in the county.
Franklin County is the home of spring-fed Lake Cypress Springs and is a bass fisherman's paradise. It is surrounded by 869 acres of public parks owned and maintained by the Franklin County Water District. Camper sites, shelters, and meeting pavilions are located in various parks at the lake, as well as a marina with water playground equipment.
The Franklin Mountains of Texas (Spanish: Sierras de los Mansos [1]) are a small range 23 miles (37 km) long, 3 miles (5 km) wide that extend from El Paso, Texas, north into New Mexico. [2] The Franklins were formed due to crustal extension related to the Cenozoic Rio Grande rift .